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Other oral history projects: Mo'olelo Aloha 'Aina, Hula Preservation Society, PhotoVoice, Wisdom of the
<br />Elders, Neighborhood Story Project, The University of Texas Humanities Institute
<br />Historian and educator Judith Moyer has developed a thorough guide to collecting and preserving oral
<br />history.
<br />The National Park Service's Tribal Heritage Grants assist Native Hawaiian organizations in protecting and
<br />promoting their unique cultural heritage and traditions, including oral history and sacred and historic places.
<br />Community Action 12: Identify and inventory important sites, map resources, and make
<br />recommendations to County Cultural Resource Commission for sites.
<br />Need: Time, climate conditions, agricultural land uses, and neglect have severely impacted and degraded
<br />many historical/cultural sites. In addition, competing land uses and dramatic changes in economic drivers
<br />have rendered many plantation era facilities obsolete and crumbling.
<br />Potential Community Lead: The North Hawai'i Education and Research Center (NHERC) Heritage Center
<br />Potential Community Partners: Kupuna, Hawaiian Civic Clubs, 'Aha Moku Advisory Committee, Pa'auilo
<br />Mauka Kalopa Community Association, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School, Laupahoehoe Train
<br />Museum, Hawai'i Plantation Museum,Department of Land and Natural Resources (State Historic
<br />Preservation Division, Na Ala Hele), Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, County of Hawai'i (Planning,
<br />Cultural Resources Commission, PONC), Kamehameha Schools, Historic Hawai'i Foundation, National Trust
<br />for Historic Preservation, the University of Hawai'i, archaeologists and historians
<br />Potential Next Steps:
<br />Develop a regional inventory and map of cultural and historic resources, evaluate their significance, and
<br />document threats.
<br />• Start with the list of registered historic sites, SHPD's Inventory of Historic Places, the CDP Community
<br />Profile and Appendix V4A, and other existing resources.
<br />• In addition to archaeological sites and historic buildings, potential resources to map, inventory, or
<br />otherwise document include other special places, art forms, and living culture in the area, including local
<br />cultural traditions and practices.
<br />• Conduct archeological studies and surveys as necessary to fill critical gaps in knowledge. Additional
<br />archeological studies will likely be required, particularly along the shoreline and in coastal waters, which
<br />includes fish ponds, heiau, ko'a (fishing grounds), and other important cultural resources.
<br />• Distinguish cultural resources that are appropriate for public access from those that are not (e.g., sacred
<br />sites or wahi pana) through consultation with kupuna, cultural practitioners, archaeologists, historians,
<br />and others with site-specific knowledge.
<br />• Map sites by GPS coordinates and in GIS geodatabases, as appropriate, taking great care to keep
<br />information about sensitive resources unpublished and not public in order to minimize impacts, theft,
<br />vandalism, and other breaches in protocol.
<br />• Consider developing an online tool modeled after digitalmoku.net or the Getty Conservation Institute's
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